- President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan congratulates the Super Eagles of
Nigeria on their dogged and hard-fought victory over the Red Devils of
Congo this evening in Pointe Noire which has revived Nigeria’s hopes of
qualifying for next year’s African Nations Cup Finals.
President Jonathan applauds the Super Eagles’ patriotic, determined and
very courageous display in front of a very vociferous, aggressive and
partisan home crowd which earned them an emphatic 2-0 victory and placed
Nigeria in a good position once again for qualification to defend the
African Nations Cup which it currently holds at the next year’s finals,
now scheduled to hold in Equatorial Guinea.
On behalf of all soccer loving Nigerians, the President heartily commends
the Super Eagles for their winning performance in Pointe-Noire which has
wiped away the disappointment of their earlier outings in the Nations Cup
qualifying series and rekindled the belief of Nigerians in their national
soccer team’s ability to bring further glory to the country.
President Jonathan joins other Nigerians in looking forward to seeing the
Super Eagles complete the task of qualifying to defend their title at the
2015 Nations Cup Finals with victory against South Africa in Uyo next
He assures the Super Eagles and their handlers that they will have the
fullest possible support of the Federal Government and the people of
Nigeria for that final qualification match.